Vaporizing gasket



1. H. BAKER. l

VAPORIZING GASKET.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 29, 1920.

1,407,1 13, Patented 2610.21, 1922.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JESSE H. BAKER, OF HENDERSON, ILLINOIS.

Application led March 29, 1920.

. To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, Jnssn H. Barrick, a citizen of the United States7 residing at Hendersomin the county of Knox and State of Illinois,v have invented a new and useful Vaporizing Gasket, of which the following isv a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in gasoline or internal combustion engines and more particularly to an improved vaporizing means or gasket, the object thereof is to provide improved means for quickly starting an automobile or other engine in cold weather without using hot water or other inconvenient ways'of applying heat to the v intake manifold, the device being designed in .its preferred embodiment and application to take the place of the gasket. usually placed between the carburetter and intake manifold so 1 as to heat the gasoline or other fuel through the medium of heat generated by an electrical resistance element provided with a suitable radiator, Vas the gasoline or other fuel passes through on its way to the cylinders of the motor or engine, thus causing the fuel to vaporize and make starting easy in cold weather, thereby overcoming all of the difficulties heretofore experienced in starting motors in cold weather. i

. Iam aware of the prior patent to L. E.

yCornu No. 1,293,718 and EL Koster No.

1,095,645 but by experiments along this line I have tried out these elements and find that theinrush of' cold air and gas cools the heating element of devices `of the character setpforth in these patents, thereby rendering them absolutely useless for the purpose intended. I am also aware of the patent to F. W. Borkes No. 1,320,528 but I have found that if thecoil of the heating element is coniposed of wire of large enough cross-section to maintain suicient heat for the purpose of vaporizing the vgasoline or other fuel, that the consumption of electrical energy is prohibitive and on the other hand, if the wire is small enou hin cross-section to be practical, considering the electrical energy available in modern automobiles, it would not maintain or generate sufficient heat to vaporize'4 thegas after the first inrush of cold YIt is therefore the primary purpose of the present invention to provide an improved construction for overcoming the above defects and to inclose the heating element in such 'a manner that the gasoline or other fuel Specification of Letters Patent.

vAPomziNG GASKET.

does not come in actual conta-ct with the heating element or coils thereof but passes through a radiator or radiating element for the heat generated by the heating element through the medium of the resistance to the passage of an electrical current so that a high degree of heat will be maintained to Cause thorough vaporization at all times, as well as to overcome the difficulties caused by the defects hereinbefore described and also by the. collection of soot or carbon Von the heating element or ignition of the gas on coming in contact with the red hot wires of the heating element.

lith the above. and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangementof parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that within the scope o-f what is claimed, changes in the. precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a face view of the vaporizing gasket, applied; f

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the adjacent portions of the carburetter and intake manifold with the vaporizing element or lgasket placed therein; and

Figure 3 is an enlarged diametrical sectional view showing the heating element.

Referring to the drawings in/detail, in which like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, my improved vaporizing gasket is shown as comprising the gasket proper 10 which is made of fiber, compressed paper, rubber or other suitable insulating material of a contour to conform to the adjacent parts between which it is fitted and to which it is adapted to be connected. As shown the gasket is substantially diamond-shaped somewhat elongated and provided with openings 11 near each end and the central opening 12. Arranged across the gasket diametrically of the opening 12 and embedded at both sides, is a cross brace 13 of electrical conducting material which is adapted to support the heating element 14 and the radiating element or therein a heating or resistance element in the form of a coil 16 which is embedded in a coagulated mass of plaster, cement, porcelain or other suitable insulating material as 1ndicated at 17. One end of the heating element is connected to the housing or casing formed by the tube 14, as indicated at 18, said connection being made at one end of the tube which is closed as indicated at 19 and which end is disposed in the direction of the outlet for the fuel or gasoline, that is, toward the manifold, when the device is in use in a vmanner which will be hereinafter more fully explained. Extending through one side of the gasket is a conductor 20, the same being preferably disposed. in the plane of the gasket and substantially at right angles to the cross brace and. having its inner end terminating at the axis of the heating element to which it is connected as indicated at 21 while also being electrically separated from the tube, and the cross brace forming a support for the heating element. The conductor is provided with a shoulder 22 to limit its inward displacement and has a binding nut 23 so that the outer end of the conductor forms a binding terminal for connection with a con ductor or wire from a battery or suitable source of electrical energy.

It should also be noted that the resistance coil forming a part of the heating element is insulated or electrically separate from its casing or housing around which latter there is arranged a radiator or radiating element preferably in the form of a strip of copper or similar heat conducting material bent in zig-Zag, tortuous or sinuous form to provide a series of radiating blades or fins 24 eXtending from the face of the cross brace or gasket with the tube forming the housing or casing preferably projecting therebeyond at its closed end.

The cross brace 13 is preferably secured to the gasket by riveting the same as indicated at 25, said rivets being located adjacent the ends of the cross brace and passing through the gasket so that when the device is mounted between the flange 26 of the carburetter 27 and the corresponding flange 28 of the intake manifold 29, said parts will be electrically connected through the rivets. The parts are connected by bolts 30 passing through openings in the flanges 26 and 28 aligning with the apertures or openings 11, and copper washers 31 may be interposed at either side of the gasket and. the adjacent faces of the flanges so as to insure proper electrical connection. rIlhe batteries or other source indicated at 32 may be connected through a conductor to the conductor 20 by the binding terminalv 23 and provided with an interposed switch 34, while the opposite side of they battery is connected by a conductor 35 to the frame 'of the engine wherebyithe same is grounded, or the switch may be paced in the Side of diecimila Connecting the battery with the frame of the engine, with the same result. That is, the vaporizer may be thrown into and out of operation as desired through the medium of the switch, primarily for the purpose of using the device when starting the motor and cutting it out, although it may be maintained in operation if desired. Thus when the device is in use and the circuit is closed through the heating element, this heat is radiated or conducted to the radiator and upon the motor being started while the radiator is hot the fuel is thoroughly vaporized as it passes through or between the spaced yportiona of the radiator, thereby producing a gaseous mixture which is inducive to quick starting Without the necessity of pouring hot Water on the carburetter or other inconvenient ways of applying heat to the intake manifold.

While I have described the device as placed between the carburetter and the intake manifold to heat and vaporize the gasoline or other fuel as it passes through on its way to the cylinders, .l desire to have itunderstood that by slightly changing the form of the gasket it could be used between the manifold opening and the cylinders of the engine or at the air intake opening of the carburetter so as to heat the-air taken into the carburetter and as it en ters the same. Furthermore, I also desire to have it understood that I do not wish to limit myself to the specific form of heatingv construction, as it may be seen that the'heat-4 ing element may he placed on the outside of the radiator as well as on the inside and that the heating element and casing thereof need not project beyond the radiator. By using"` the copper or like gaskets on either side 'of the vaporizing gasket, a tight joint as well as a good electrical contact. between the earburetter and manifold through the rivets and cross brace, is obtained.

It will also be observed that by' enclosing the heating element orcoil of resistance wire in a housing or tube, the heating element will not cool by the inrush of air and gas that passes through the gasket on its way to the cylinders andthe radiator being composed of heatconducting material and in actual contact 'at all of its inner points with the tube, it will continually Adistribute the heat generated and insure effective'va-v j'iorization. Alsol by enclosing the 'heating element or resistance wire, trouble caused by igniting the gas and air coming in oontact with the red hot wires of the heating ele ment is obviated and the formation of carbon and short circuiting of the coils of the heating elementv or resistance wire is eliminated Furthermore, the particular construction described may be modified as shall be found within the scope of the device aslclamod,

but the heating element should be inclosed in such a manner that gasoline or other' fuel does not come in actual contact with the coilsof the heating element.

Having thus described the invention What I claim is:

l. A vaporizing means comprising a gasket proper, an inclosed heating element carried thereby and a radiator substantially connected With said heating element.

2. A vaporizing means comprising a gasket proper, an inclosed heating element supported thereby and a radiator substantially connected with said heating element, said heating element having connection with a source of electrical energy and being insulated from the gasket.

3. A vaporizing means comprising a gasket proper, an inclosed heating element thereby, a radiator substantially connected with said heating element, said gasket being of insulating material and having an opening in which said heating element and radiator are disposed, means of electrical connection with a source of current for said heating element, and means for throwing the same into and out of operation.

4. The combination with a gasket; of a supporting bar carried thereby and extending across the opening thereof, an electrical heating element mounted on the bar, a housing inclosing the heating element and sealed against contact with the fuel, and a heat radiating member substantially connected to the heating element.

5. The combination with a fuel inlet; of a support arranged in said fuel inlet, a radiating element carried by said support and having a plurality of fins, an inclosed heating element for the radiating element and means for throwing the heating element into and out of operation.

6. The combination with a fuel inlet; of a support arranged in said fuel inlet, a radiating element carried by said support and having a plurality of fins, an inclosed heating` element for the radiating element, said radiating element being designed to heat and vaporize fuel passing therethrough, said support including a gasket and a cross mem4 ber carried thereby, and an electrical circuit including the said heating element.

7. In a device of the class described. a gasket; a support carried by the gasket; a casing projecting from the support; a heating element Within the casing and grounded at its outer end through the casing and the support; and means carried by the gasket and cooperating with the inner end of the heating element for bringing the heating element into an electrical circuit.

8. A device of the class described, constructed as set forth in claim 7 and further characterized by the provision of a stelliform radiator carried by the casing.

In testimony that I claim the foregoingl as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature 1n the presence of two Witnesses.

JESSE H. BAKER.

Witnesses ED CONDRA, ROBERT DEANE.

Certiieate of Correction.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,407,113, granted February 21,

1922, upon the application of Jesse H. Baker, of Henderson, Illinois, for an improvement in Vaporizing Gaskets, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page 3, line 19, claim 3, after the Word element insert the Word carried; and that the said Letters Patent should be read With this correction therein that the same may Conform to the record of the ease in the Patent Ofliee.

Signed and sealed this 2d day of May, A. D., 1922.

[SEAL] KARL FENNING,

Acting Commissione?" of Patents.

Certicate of Correction.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,407 ,113 granted February 21., 1922, upon the application of Jesse H. Baker, of Henderson, `Iliinois, for an improvement in Vaporizing Gaskets, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as follovifs: Page 3, line 19, claim 3, after the Word "element insert the Word carried; and that the said Letters Patent should be read With this correction therein that the same may conform t0 the record 0f the case in the Patent Ofee. x

signed and Sealed this 2d day of May, AQ D., 1922.

[SEAL] KARL FENNING,

Acting OOmmt'SSOner of Patents. 

